Toy vacuum sweeper



H. D. ALLEN 1,935,172

TOY VACUUM SWEEPER Nov. 14, 1933.

Filed July 2, 1932 INVENTOR BY AT RNEY Patented Nov. 14, 1933 UNITEDSTATES-Y PATENT OFFICE TOY VACUUM SWEEPER.

Harold D. Allen, East Hampton, Conn, assignor to The Gong BellManufacturingCompany, East Hampton, Conn., a corporation of ConnecticutApplication July 2, 1932. Serial No. 620,573

3 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in toys. 'An object of my inventionis to provide anovel and attractive toy; a further object of myinvention is to provide a toy simulating a vacuum changes andmodifications may be made without.

departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is 'a plan view of a toy embodying myinvention, a part of an open mouth on its under side, simulating theform of the body of a vacuum sweeper, 'to which is secured a handle 2with a flexible joint 3, and

having a dust bag 4 secured to the casing 1 and engaged by a hook 5 onthe handle 2, whereby the resemblance of the toy to a commercial vacuumsweeper is produced. 7 g

The shell 1 is provided with traction castor wheels 6, 7, 8. Ipreferably position two of these traction wheels 7 and 8 at the forwardend of the shell 1 and widely spaced apart, to provide stability, andthe third wheel 6 at the rear.

The axle 9 carrying the fixed castors 7 and 8 adjacent its ends isrotatably mounted, at its respective ends, in the casing 1 and isprovided with a crank section 10.

A bent spring tongue 11, within the casing 1,

is secured at one end to the casing by inserting it under a strap 12thereof formed by double slits in the casing or like and has its freeend 13 bent downward and projecting into the plane of rotation of thecrank section of the axle 9 so that the crank section 10 of the axle 9in its rotation, as the device is moved over the fioor, will engage thefree end 13 of the tongue 11 and raise it and, when released by theadvance of the crank section beyond the end of the tongue the same willbe caused to vibrate.

In operation, the device is moved over a floor or other surface on itscastor traction wheels 6, 7, 8. The axle 9, being fixed to the castors'7 and 8 will be rotated thereby and the crank section 10 of the axle 9will,'in its rotation intermittently engage and release the free end 13of the spring tongue 11 which will freely vibrato sweeper; a furtherobject of my invention is to when released whereby there will beproduceda sound simulating somewhat the hum or sound of the motor of acommercial vacuum sweeper in operation. I

In the modification of the device illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, Iprovide a rotating brush 20 at the forward end or mouth of. the shell orcasing 1, with the sounding means at, the rear portion of the casing.

.In this last mentioned modification of the device, the brush 20 may becarried on a shaft 21, the ends of which are seated in the casing andwhich if desired may be provided with traction Wheels 22, 23.

' A traction wheel or castor 24 is mounted at the rear of the shell orcasing 1 and carries on its side face a projecting double pointed stapleor the like 25 which, in its rotation with the wheel or castor 24,intermittently engages, raises and releases the free end 26 of the bentleaf spring or tongue 2'7 causing it to vibrate whereby there isproduced a sound simulating that of a commercial vacuum sweeper inoperation.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a shellcasing, a tongue therein having a free end, traction wheels for thecasing, and means operatively connected with the traction wheels tocause the tongue to vibrate and produce sound by vibration alone.

2. In a toy, the combination of a hollow shell casing simulating theform of a vacuum sweeper and having an open mouth, a spring tonguesecured at one of its ends to the said shell casing and having a freeend, rotating means adapted to contact intermittently with said free endof the spring tongue, and traction wheels supporting the shell casingand operatively connected with said rotating means, whereby said springtongue is caused to produce sound by vibration alone. 7

3. In a toy, the combination of a hollow shell ing a free end and meansoperatively connected with said traction wheels contactingintermittently with said free end of the spring tongue and causing thesame to vibrate.

HAROLD D. ALLEN.

